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PREVIOUSLY
REVIEWED SITES
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AFRICAN
ANCESTRY.COM
www.africanancestry.com
Who are your ancestors? Where did
they originate from? Get answers to
these and other questions you may
have about your ancestry at African
Ancestry.com. African Ancestry
states, "We are the only company
that can tell a person the present-day
country(ies) in Africa with which
he or she shares ancestry." African
Ancestry.com features the sections:
Paternal Ancestry, Maternal Ancestry,
Science Center, Newsroom, AAOC
(forum) and a shop. Visit and begin
your discoveries.
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AMERICAN
LEGACY MAG.COM
www.americanlegacymag.com/
Do you subscribe to American Legacy?
If so, you're familiar with this excellent
magazine that publishes information
about African-American history and
culture. American Legacy Mag.com
is the website for the magazine. An
African-American history guide is
published by American Legacy Mag.com
that includes Arts & Entertainment,
Aviation, Civics/Politics, Entrepreneurs,
Genealogy, Music, Photography and
Sports.
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AFRIGENEAS.COM
www.afrigeneas.com/
How much do you know about your family
tree? Have you traced your ancestry?
Discover more about your ancestral
origins at AfriGeneas.com.
AfriGeneas.com provides resources
for you to trace your African Ancestry
in the Americas. The site maintains
a searchable database of surnames
where you may search and participate
in chats and other on-line services.
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AFRICAN
AMERICAN REGISTRY.COM
www.aaregistry.com/
When searching for African American
accomplishments, visit African
American Registry.com. The site
is an online African American history
depository. You may search the registry
by category, keyword, name, month
or your birthday. Poetry and lyrics
are also published.
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BLACK
HERITAGE TODAY UK.COM
www.blackheritagetodayuk.com/
Black Heritage Today UK.com
is the website of the magazine, Black
Heritage Today. Black Heritage
Today highlights past and future
happenings around the world, from
Europe to America, the Continent,
South Africa and the Caribbean. The
published stories recognize the achievements
and contributions made by the blacks
and minorities. Visit Black Heritage
Today UK.com and read the featured
stories and events.
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BLACK-HISTORY-MONTH.CO.UK
www.black-history-month.co.uk
Throughout the month, a variety of
special events and activities will
be held in observance of African American
History. African American History
should be celebrated throughout the
year and is the philosophy of Black-History-Month.co.uk.
Black-History-Month.co.uk promotes
positive Black contributions by updating
information regularly. Black-History-Month.co.uk
features the sections: Events,
News, Jobs, Opportunities, Campaigns,
Workshops and a store.
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I
WAS A SLAVE.COM
www.iwasaslave.com/
I Was A Slave.com is a website
that promotes the collection of 24
books depicting the experiences of
slaves. Since 1988, Donna Wyant Howell
has researched and compiled narratives
for the collection. The series presents
true life stories that have not been
rewritten. "The books contain
many of these never-before-published
poignant photographs that were taken
at the times of the interviews during
the 1930's and before the Civil War,
plus photos of real (not reconstructed)
cabins and other items used during
American slavery."
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YENOBA.COM
www.yenoba.com/
More than 2,000 significant notations
about Black History have been published
on Yenoba.com. Yenoba.com
is a Black History Facts Calendar
that features daily achievements,
ideas, inventions and events in Black
History. Other sections featured on
Yenoba.com are: Resources,
Black History Quiz and Kid's
Corner.
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URBAN
MECCA.COM
www.urbanmecca.com/search/
Urban Mecca.com is a search
engine offering a little more than
most seaches. Urban Mecca.com
features entertainment news, business
news, people news, press releases,
Blogs, ecards, forums and job information.
Event coverage and community fun are
also featured.
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JUNETEENTH.COM
www.juneteenth.com/
"Juneteenth is a day on which
honor and respect is paid for the
sufferings of slavery." Juneteenth.com
celebrates the African American Emancipation
Day by inspiring, supporting and informing
members about news, resources and
special promotions in the hosting
of Juneteenth celebrations. Juneteenth.com
hosts the world's largest database
of Juneteenth events across the U.S.
as well as internationally. The site
shares ways to celebrate at home,
at work and the community. Visit Juneteenth.com
and become a member.
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NYC
BLACK SEARCH.COM
www.nycblacksearch.com
If you're a business owner in New
York City, add your business to NYC
Black Search.com. Powered by the
African American Business Directory,
NYC Black Search.com promotes
Black on Black Business. The site
also features news and a blog.
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AFRAM
REPORT.COM
www.afamreport.com/
Afam Report.com is a directory
that features news, issues and commentary
relevant to the Black community. The
categories include: News, Commentary,
Sports, Africa News, College/Greek,
Magazines, Organizations, Life &
Style and Blogs. Afam
Report.com also includes Daily
Sports Story, Site of the Week
and Daily News Story.
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MSOY
ONLINE.COM
www.msoyonline.com/
MSOY Online.com
(Multiple Shades of You Online) is
the website that you'll want to bookmark.
Web designers will find MSOY Online.com
especially useful. Business advice,
website tools, articles and the search
engine are just a few of the features
on the site. When visiting, you'll
find it hard to leave. Click the link
and you'll understand what I mean.
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SHOP
BLACK.BIZ
www.shopblack.biz/xp/
When
shopping or making business decisions,
visit Shop Black.biz. Shop
Black.biz is another excellent
website you'll enjoy visiting and
want to place in your Favorites
folder. Shop Black.biz is a
nationwide directory of Black-owned
and minority-owned businesses. Shop
Black.biz features the sections:
Minority News, Your Health, Career
Connection and Your Finances.
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AFRICAN
AMERICANS.COM
www.africanamericans.com/
African
Americans.com is
an outstanding website filled with
Black history. Here, you'll find information
about African American heritage, history,
civil rights, religion, news &
media, sports, health and many other
areas. You'll certainly want to bookmark
this site.
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BOBO
BUSINESS.COM
www.bobobusiness.com/
Bobo Business.com is a directory
of black owned and black operated
businesses. Bobo Business.com
features categorized businesses, website
resources, polls and business information.
Visit the site and submit your business.
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AFROCENTRIC
SEARCH.COM
www.afrocentricsearch.com
Afrocentric Search.com is a
search engine that invites you to
submit your website for inclusion
in their database.
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BLACK
WALLSTREET.ORG
www.blackwallstreet.org
Black
Wallstreet.org is a non-profit
organization that strives to network
African American churches, organizations
and businesses. Church events, luncheons,
business expos and other special events
are held to promote and preserve the
cultural vitality of the community.
Visit Black Wallstreet.org
and become a member of the Black
Wall Street Merchants Association.
Black Wallstreet.org invites
you to celebrate Black History Month
by adding the new DVD, "Black
Wall Street: An American Holocaust"
to your DVD collection.
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AFROCENTER.COM
www.afrocenter.com
If you have a business, it's good
to list it in as many directories
as possible. Visit Afrocenter.com
and submit your business. Afrocenter.com
is an African American and minority
business list logo and directory.
Here, you may describe your business,
give background information about
your business and any other information
you'd like included. This search directory
also invites you to select from 69
designs to send ecards.
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CIVIL
RIGHTS.ORG
www.civilrights.org/
The
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
and the Leadership Conference on Civil
Rights Education Fund are the publishers
of the website, Civil Rights.org.
This is another outstanding website
bursting with up-to-date content about
civil rights. "Its mission: to
serve as the site of record for relevant
and up-to-the minute civil rights
news and information." Civil
Rights.org features the sections:
Campaigns, Issues, Action
Center, Press Room, Research
Room, Calendar (Events),
Publications and Search.
You may also click and read press
releases and featured events. While
there, be sure to sign up for some
of the publications: (Newsletters,
The Civil Rights Monitor and
Reports & Curricula).
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BIG
VOTE.ORG
www.bigvote.org
The November election is not far away.
Among the informative websites you'll
want to visit is Big Vote.org.
Big Vote.org, created by The
National Coalition on Black Civic
Participation, Inc.
features national and local information
"to expand, strengthen and empower
our communities to make voting and
civic participation a cultural responsibility
and tradition." Some of the sections
on Big Vote.org include: Operation
Big Vote, Black Youth Vote,
Black Women's Roundtable, Information
Resource Center and Commentaries
(Important Issues For The Next Election).
If you're not a registered voter,
you may register on Big Vote.org.
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IZANIA.COM
www.izania.com
You must bookmark Izania.com
when you go there. The site is excellent.
In fact, Izania.com is another
website that I will visit everyday.
Izania.com is a business directory
with a database of over 23,000 business
listings. Izania.com has many
interesting areas. These sections
include Black News, Business
& Finance, Education,
Entertainment, Family,
Health, Voices from Diaspora,
Networking, opinion polls,
an events calendar and more. If you
have a business, go to Izania.com
and submit it.
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BLACK
PAGES TODAY.COM
www.blackpagestoday.com
Black Pages Today.com is an
information site and directory. Here,
Black Websites are listed encouraging
your support. Among the usual departments
are the sections: Handsome Hunks,
Woman of the Year, Loo's
Corner, Wedding Planners,
California Urban People and
more. Visit Black Pages Today.com
and begin your clicking and surfing.
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BLACK
INVENTIONS101.COM
www.black
Inventions101.com
Black Inventions101.com is
the official website for the Black
Inventions Exhibit displayed at the
Museum of Black Innovations &
Inventions in New York City. The exhibits
are showcased at schools and community
organizations. The Museum of Black
Innovations & Inventions strives
to develop racial pride, promote racial
understanding, and provide a new motivation
for learning. The organization's goal
is to "continue to find ways
to inspire and motivate young people
to believe and achieve their dreams.
Utilizing examples of ordinary people
making extraordinary contributions
to the world gives young people the
inspiration that is needed."
Featured sections on Black Inventions101.com
include: Black History 101,
What's New, Black Inventors,
Gotta Idea, Hispanic Heritage,
Get Involved and Resource
Links.
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AFROROOTS.COM
www.afroroots.com
Afroroots.com
is a search engine with many features.
You may search for African and African-American
culture, history, education, religion,
society, entertainment, art, sports,
news media and much more. The site
also features top news and entertainment
news. You may send post cards, participate
in the forum and inquire about jobs/careers
while there. New to Afroroots.com
are the shopping mall, music mall
and articles on health/beauty, society/culture,
economy and teens/kids. Afroroots.com
also has a Web Site Hall of Fame
for outstanding Web sites.
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BLACK
FACTS ONLINE.COM
www.blackfacts.com
Black Facts
Online.com
has interesting and inspiring facts
about events that have impacted people
of African descent. Black Facts
Online.com allows you to search
for Black history facts from a database.
Here, you may search for information
that occurred on any particular day
of any year or search for facts by
subject. Conceived and maintained
by Inner City Software, Black Facts
Online.com strives to help bring
our communities of color into the
Information Age. If you're knowledgeable
about Black history and have an interest
in promoting Black history, Black
Facts Online.com invites
you to become a Black Facts Research
Associate. You can assist in making
their project successful.
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BLACK
HISTORY.COM
www.blackhistory.com
This is another
outstanding Web site where you may
not only learn more Black history
but also interact by sharing information.
Black History.com features
a guest interview and other sections
on the site that you must visit to
appreciate. The featured sections
on Black History.com are Publish,
Postcards, Events, Daily
Quote, Mirror Images, Talk
Blak and a Speaker List.
You may submit an article or photograph
in the Publish section. Events
is the section where you may add community
information. Daily Quote invites
you to email a quote. Talk Blak
is the discussion section. When you
visit, click on the other sections.
Educators and students will find Black
History.com an excellent resource.
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BLACK
HISTORY QUIZ.COM
www.blackhistoryquiz.com
Quizzes can
sometimes be challenging. Try testing
your knowledge at Black History
Quiz.com. Black History Quiz.com
celebrates the contributions and achievements
of African Americans through quizzes.
This is a free email publication distributed
weekly. After answering the quiz question,
you may read the biographical information
about the person in the question.
Black History Quiz.com's Web
site includes information on current
happenings and an archive.
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BLACK
REFER.COM
www.blackrefer.com
Grab a cup of
coffee before surfing Black Refer.com.
You'll find it difficult to leave.
Black Refer.com is a search
engine that is unlike most. The site
is loaded with so many interesting
features. To make your searching faster
and easier, site descriptions are
in the form of key words and key phrases.
Some sites are even featured in a
slide show presentation for you to
preview. Black
Refer.com
also features Spotlight (movies),
Newsbeat (news about entertainers),
Quote of the Week, Hot Websites,
Gripe Box, African Culture
Links, a Brush Up Slang Course
and more. Another interesting section
is Third Opinion. Here, couples
may receive unbiased opinions on disagreements.
Bookmark the site. You'll visit it
frequently.
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EVERYTHING
BLACK.COM
www.everythingblack.com
Everything
Black.com
is a search directory for finding
web pages. The site listings are classified
into categories. It's easy to find
new Web sites. Simply click on New
Sites. Some of the other sections
on the site are Cool Sites, Discussion
Boards, Black Online TV & Radio
and Stock Quotes. If you have a Web
site, submit it to be listed on Everything
Black.com.
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KING-RALEIGH.ORG
www.king-raleigh.org
This Web site
is designed to inform and inspire
visitors about Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr. The Raleigh/Wake Martin Luther
King Celebration Committee is an organization
that has published the Martin Luther
King Holiday Celebration 2001 Web
site. The calendar of events lists
activities and events that will take
place in Raleigh, North Carolina,
nationwide and worldwide. When visiting
King Raleigh.com, you may read
about the history of Dr. King and
why we honor him, the seven steps
of non-violent action, the chronology
of Dr. King's life and his famous
speeches.
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THE
KING CENTER.COM
www.thekingcenter.com
The King Center,
established in 1968 by Coretta Scott
King, is the memorial dedicated to
the preservation and advancement of
the work of Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr. The King Center.com is
the Web site where you may browse
for information contacts, resource
news, historical information and merchandise
for the King holiday. Tour and visitor
information is also published on The
King Center.com as well as the
mission, history and photograph album.
The shopping section (new feature)
on The King Center.com sells apparel,
banners, posters, books, cassettes,
CD's & videos and calendars. Proceeds
support the mission of The King Center.
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TOP
BLACKS.COM
www.topblacks.com
Nothing can
be more motivating than reading about
the success and achievements of others.
TopBlacks.com does just that.
This site is a guide to "Positive
Profiles of People of Color."
TopBlacks.com features online
profiles of African Americans holding
leadership positions by publishing
success stories. The profiles are
arranged into directories on the site
and include Business, Law, Arts, Literature,
Civil Rights, Medicine, etc. Click
on a category and you may read the
profiles. There is a Career Center
on TopBlacks.com where you
may search for jobs and post resumes,
Upcoming and Recent Events, Chat Room,
Press Room, Schools (historically
Black colleges and universities),
Personals, Special Features, News,
Opinions and Message Boards.
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NAME
SITE.COM
www.namesite.com
Ready to learn
more about your name or trying to
decide on an African name? Name
Site.com has a database of African
names, meanings and pronunciations.
Simply click on the initial letter
of a name and search through this
alphabetical index of countless African
names and read the meanings. Name
Site.com also has African proverbs
on the site, a bulletin board and
an art gallery.
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BLACKS
UNITED.ORG
www.blacksunited.org/
Blacks United.org
is a non-profit organization whose
"mission is to unite, educate
and economically empower African Americans
by creating a financial infrastructure
within the Black community."
Visit Blacks United.org and
read about the goals of the organization
and what you can do to support and
uplift African American communities.
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BLACK-HISTORY-MONTH.NET
www.black-history-month.net
Black-History-Month.net
highlights some of the amazing contributions
that African Americans have made to
society. The contributions have been
classified into categories. Black-History-Month.net
features: Beyond Black History
Month, Event Speakers &
Suggestions, Links for Teachers
& Kids, Books, Games
& Activities, History of
Blacks Before Slavery and Black
History Month 2004.
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